chiropter

Meaning

A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat

Translations

quiròpter

rat-penat

rata-pinyada

Flattertiere

Fledertiere

νυκτερίδα

χειρόπτερα

chiroptera

Etymology

Coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French chiroptère.

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